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A funny thing is happening in the world of language instruction. Only it's not funny at all for one language in particular. Because of the growing importance of global commerce and contact, foreign language instruction is booming at U.S. colleges. Bu

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Nominations for the Tony Awards come out Tuesday. Among the favorites for best play is Paula Vogel's Indecent. Paula Vogel is one of this country's most acclaimed contemporary playwrights. She got a Pulitzer in 1998. This year she'

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意第绪探戈体现的犹太情怀 For most people, tango evokes a passionate dance form. 对大多数人来说，探戈是热情洋溢的舞种。 For Argentine-born Gustavo Bulgach, tango is music with an attitude. 但对在阿根廷出生的古斯

2011年ESL之日常生活 13 Improving Your Looks

13 Improving Your Looks GLOSSARY agent a person whose job is to represent actors, musicians, writers, or othertypes of artist to help them find work * Sara is thinking of becoming a model, but she needs to find a good agent first. potential the possi

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Grammar Girl here. Last week we talked about capitalizing words in the business world. Today we're going to talk about capitalization in general. If you recall, in English, we capitalize proper nounswords that name a specific thing or person, words s

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Grammar Girl here. In today's episode, well talk about capitalizationits overuse and its misuse in the business world. Lets talk about why capitalization of some words is a capital idea, and why uppercasing other words could be considered a capital o

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By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 11 December 2007 Vietnam has been holding four Vietnamese-born American citizens since late November, accusing them of terrorism. The U.S. ambassador to Hanoi has criticized Vietnam's conduct in holding the U.S. citizens. Mat

2007年VOA标准英语-US Seeks to Deny Bail for US Citizen Accused of

By Greg Flakus Houston 15 February 2007 The U.S. Attorney's Office in Houston is planning to ask that accused terrorist Daniel Joseph Maldonado remain in custody without bail as it prepares its case against the man who is the first U.S. citizen char

VOA标准英语2008年-US House of Representatives Criticizes Mugabe G

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 18 June 2008 In two resolutions, the U.S. House of Representatives criticizes Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe for ongoing political violence. VOA's Dan Robison has more in this report from Capitol Hill. Robert Mugabe

VOA标准英语2010年-Jewish Infusion Gives Latin Jazz a Twi

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Israel Concerned Egypt Upheaval Could Radicalize Arab Neighb

The Israeli government is watching the violent unrest in Egypt - and protests in other Arab countries - with the primary concern that a radically aggressive Islamist regime could take over in Cairo and the political upheaval could spread. The protest

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: There's a new film out called Menashe about a widower who's trying to regain custody of his son. It's set in New York City, specifically in Borough Park, Brooklyn. And you will probably need the subtitles to follow it. It's in Yi

Not Adopting EU Constitution Will Marginalize Britain, Warns

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美国国家公共电台 NPR This Yente Found The Perfect Match, Performing 'Fiddler' In Yiddish

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: And finally today, Fiddler On The Roof. If you think you know it word for word, you're probably not wrong. It's been one of the best-known, most loved and most often staged productions since its Broadway premiere in 1964, but you